Agua Fresca - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ripe cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and diced
2 quarts cold water
1/2 cup sugar

Preparation

Mash the melon. If using a blender, add just enough water to blend into a coarse pulp.
Put the pulp in a pitcher. Add the water and the sugar.
Stir vigorously to dissolve the sweetener. Serve chilled.